La Cumbre Plaza
Enclosed Mall in California, CA · 121 South Hope Avenue, Santa Barbara · 93105
At a glance
La Cumbre Plaza is a 491,000-square-foot enclosed mall building at 121 South Hope Avenue, Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, California, built in 1967. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 24.7 kBtu/ft² and 734 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 24.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 734 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 3,240,914 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 491,000 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6323662:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 24.7 kBtu/ft² | 734 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 22.8 kBtu/ft² | 758 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 23.4 kBtu/ft² | 808 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 18.7 kBtu/ft² | 555 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 18.7 kBtu/ft² | 609 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 15.2 kBtu/ft² | 525 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 3.8 kBtu/ft² | 134 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)
AB 802 requires every California commercial building over 50,000 sq ft to report energy use to the CEC annually; the CEC publicly discloses the results statewide.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 121 South Hope Avenue, Santa Barbara
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 93105
- Coordinates
- 34.43775, -119.74777
Within ~1 km
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How does La Cumbre Plaza compare with other enclosed mall buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 126 enclosed mall buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 24.7 kBtu/ft² is about 39% below the average of 40.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 43% below the group average of 2.6 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 491,000 sq ft, it is about 32% below the average floor area of 726,038 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1967, 13 years earlier than the group's average year built (1980).
How has La Cumbre Plaza's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for La Cumbre Plaza, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 3.8 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 24.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 550% increase. Reported emissions went from 134 tCO₂e to 734 tCO₂e over the same span (up 448%).
What does a site EUI of 24.7 kBtu/ft² mean?
Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. La Cumbre Plaza's 24.7 kBtu/ft² across 491,000 sq ft works out to about 12.1 billion Btu (3,554 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 3,240,914 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires La Cumbre Plaza to report its energy use?
La Cumbre Plaza reports under AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10), the legal basis of California's Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide), which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record california:6323662:2024). AB 802 requires every California commercial building over 50,000 sq ft to report energy use to the CEC annually; the CEC publicly discloses the results statewide.
More enclosed mall buildings in California
- The Village At Corte Madera· 461,000 sq ft · EUI 23.6 kBtu/ft²
- 21880, 21880 Hawthorne Blvd., Torrance· 441,826 sq ft · EUI 7.5 kBtu/ft²
- Stonestown Galleria (Main)· 440,707 sq ft · EUI 58.9 kBtu/ft²
- Visalia Mall· 435,376 sq ft · EUI 21.2 kBtu/ft²
- Visalia Mall - Work Around· 435,376 sq ft · EUI 15.3 kBtu/ft²
- (Landlord Controlled) 5222-The Outlets At Orange, Orange,Ca· 419,324 sq ft · EUI 8.3 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is La Cumbre Plaza's energy grade?
La Cumbre Plaza did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 24.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does La Cumbre Plaza use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 24.7 kBtu/ft² across 491,000 sq ft, including 3,240,914 kWh of electricity.
What are La Cumbre Plaza's carbon emissions?
La Cumbre Plaza reported 734 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is La Cumbre Plaza?
La Cumbre Plaza is at 121 South Hope Avenue, Santa Barbara, in Santa Barbara, California 93105. Its coordinates are 34.43775, -119.74777 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is La Cumbre Plaza and when was it built?
La Cumbre Plaza has 491,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1967 as its year built. It is classed as enclosed mall.
Is La Cumbre Plaza covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10).
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) (AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “La Cumbre Plaza, Santa Barbara, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/la-cumbre-plaza-584709fc (data as of July 9, 2026).